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Who’s playing a Jazz?

#142
PhinDog said:
Those look sweet. I’ve never played a Reverend. What’s the neck profile like?
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Neck is great, medium oval, 12" radius, five piece maple/walnut. I'd been playing four strings exclusively for 20+ years and it was a fairly quick adjustment, neck is easy to navigate.

Fwiw, I've got a Reverend Meshell Fellowship p bass and it's incredible. Punchy and articulate without muddiness. It gives my Sandberg VS4 a run for its money.
 
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@PhinDog , pic here, Fellowship and Mercalli 5 FM:

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#147
Tommy V said:
i played a stock 79 fender jazz standard model for 40 years, and no one ever complained about it not being heard.. i have had complaints about it being heard though, but that was me, not the bass.
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I have been told several time by the BL of that band I posted video of that I am "the loudest bass player they ever had." Well, I am audible, at any rate, but I do not think I am too loud. He did follow this up by saying "that's not a bad thing."
 
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#148
dangevans said:
Interesting coming across this thread. I recently acquired a CIJ jazz, and it had the stack knobs, covers, and those funny little individual mutes by the bridge. I was playing it with the mutes installed, and for the heck of it tried it without those last night. I cute through a lot better with the mutes on. I also play with a pick and use flatwounds, so that probably eliminates how 90% of the people on here experience a jazz! :)
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#149
I have a modified vintera 70s jazz, with a mudbucker pu right up against the neck. Jazz pus wired series, with separate outputs for the jazz and gibson pus. This goes into a biamp rig, with one acting as a woofer and one as a tweeter. Series is a great way to get punch out of a jazz, and the mudbucker adds extra low end.
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#150
LBS-bass said:
Since so many folks listened to this one, I'd like to share another one - same band but different room/stage and I am playing the same bass here in passive mode this time.

This is a boomy room with an elevated stage. There's a very good sound system here and what you're hearing through the phone microphone is a mix of stage and FOH sound.

The bass here is boomier, lacks some of the definition it had in the other video, but I would hardly say it's lost in the mix. I probably could have tweaked the HPF a bit more to get rid of some of that. But basically, this is what it sounds like when I use the passive mode (the preamp was acting up that night). Getting my cab up off the floor might have helped some, as well, but I didn't bring my stand with me.

Overall I think the mix is pretty good here. I would not call this buried.

To really hear the bass, stick with this one to the end. It's a monotonous line but we start cooking a bit at the end of this one.

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LBS - Good to finally see you in your natural habitat. :thumbsup:

Boomy room notwithstanding, the band sounds good. You sound good.
 
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#152
LBS-bass said:
Thanks. No, I try to find a sweet spot for each room and adjust my settings every time I play.

The big difference between the two videos for me is active vs. passive. I get a boost from the active mode (first video), and the preamp gives me a lot of definition on the brighter end of the midrange that I just can't get from the tone control in passive mode. So I feel a little bit limited in what I can do with the passive tone control versus the 3 band EQ.

An important point to consider here is that many players are not comfortable with an onboard preamp and will favor the passive basses. I've never gotten the same results with a passive bass or a switchable bass like this one in passive mode - so I usually have the preamp engaged. I couldn't for that show, because it needed repair. So, again, what others have said makes sense. You might need to look beyond the bass itself. A preamp is not the bass - it could just as easily be in a rack or on the floor, but it's adding some color to the sound. The bass is what it is.

That said, I like the way the bass sounds in both of those videos, but I'm used to using the preamp. So maybe I get more from it because I've spent more time using it. Hard to say.
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PhinDog said:
That’s great!
Seems like that could start a whole other thread. Passive or active? But I agree. I like the flexibility of an on board pre. I feel like the pre on my Sandberg enhances the passive tone and doesn’t color it much. But can swing from modern to vintage very easily.
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I am maybe one that is not comfortable with an onboard preamp. I mean, I understand how to use one and others tell me I sound fine using one. I have two basses with them, a Carvin Bunny Brunel 5 string and a 70s jazz type bass with an Audere Pro JZ3 in it. Both sound great but I like the preamp off on the Carvin and I pulled the Audere out of my Jazz for a while. It seemed to me the pres added another layer between me and the bass that took away from some of the interplay that I liked without them in the mix, for some things. Now that I had a passive plate for the jazz for a while and I have a new amp (WD 800) since I went passive, I might put the Audere back in for a spin again.

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#153
LBS-bass said:
Thanks, Todd. I'm so happy to be with this bunch. They make me look good :) Have a show coming up with them this coming Saturday and I'm always excited about playing with them.
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It's so satisfying playing with a good band isn't it. There's nothing quite like the anticipation and excitement of a gig when you know the tunes are good, and everyone's on top of their game.

Oh, and don't undersell yourself, you're playing is rock solid. Keep it up. :)
 
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#157
Anyone want to buy my aged natural Vintera J? This weekend was its last chance and it let me down. Everyone who suggests it's technique, or amp, or strings, or the talkbass panacea (HPF), I have to tell you this was a perfectly controlled experiment- same player, same amp, same band, same venue - and my other bass mopped the floor with the J. Lots of tb'ers love J basses and some of my favorite players use them, but I just can't get there. It's an aesthetically beautiful bass and will make someone very happy. Just not me. PM me.
 
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#159
My garbage parts JB has older EMG's and their output seems ok but is lacking when the whole band's rehearsing. I am not stymied by this but, I'm working first on PU spacing from the strings, and thinking of a passive replacement like standard Fender offerings or some Fralin's, or some such.

Driving it all through a Mesa WD-800. I can bury everyone in the band, even the drummer when playing either the Precision V and the Dimension. So, this JB comin' up short is a challenge.

I've always owned new basses so it's a challenge to like, experience, y'know, gear problems.
 
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P. Aaron said:
My garbage parts JB has older EMG's and their output seems ok but is lacking when the whole band's rehearsing. I am not stymied by this but, I'm working first on PU spacing from the strings, and thinking of a passive replacement like standard Fender offerings or some Fralin's, or some such.

Driving it all through a Mesa WD-800. I can bury everyone in the band, even the drummer when playing either the Precision V and the Dimension. So, this JB comin' up short is a challenge.

I've always owned new basses so it's a challenge to like, experience, y'know, gear problems.
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Maybe a JB just isn't for those whose aim is to "bury everyone in the band"... ;)
 
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